JUNE 16 & 17, 2022 - Our CHARTER — Our RIGHTS


Jun 16, 2022 to Jun 17, 2022 — All day

Human rights

See the public program below.

JUNE 16 & 17, 2022 - Our CHARTER — Our RIGHTS

Thursday, June 16, 2022

8:30 | Opening

  • Welcome — John Packer | Director, Human Rights Research and Education Centre, University of Ottawa
  • Opening — Alex Neve | Senior Fellow, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa
  • Blessing — Elder Verna McGREGOR
  • Speaker — Clément NYALETSOSSI VOULE | UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Peaceful Assembly and Association
  • Speaker — Gary ANANDASANGAREE | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada

9:30 | Protest and International Human Rights

  • Paul CHAMP | Barrister and Solicitor
  • Pam PALMATER | Professor and Chair in Indigenous Governance, Department of Politics and Public Administration, Toronto Metropolitan University
  • Leilani FARHA | The Shift
  • Bernard DUHAIME | Professor, Department of Legal Sciences, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

10:45 | BREAK

11:00 | Protest and the Charter

  • Emilie TAMAN | Barrister and Solicitor
  • João VELLOSO | Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, Common Law Section, University of Ottawa
  • Kasari GOVENDER | Commissioner, BC Human Rights Commissioner

13:00 | Afternoon program for invited participants only.

17:30 | Special Event: Reflections of Canada's Ministers of Justice | Attorneys General

Our Charter — Our Rights

40th Anniversary Gathering on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom.

Date and time
Jun 16, 2022 to Jun 17, 2022
All day
Format and location
These sessions were offered online only to the public.
Language
Event in English.
Audience
Recordings will be available at a later date.

Friday, June 17, 2022

9:00 | Opening

  • Penelope SIMONS | Gordon F. Henderson Chair of Human Rights, Associate Professor & Vice Dean Research at the Faculty of Law (Common Law Section), University of Ottawa

9:10 | 40 Years for Human Rights — Recalling the Challenges and Progress

  • Senator Marilou McPHEDRAN
  • Huguette LABELLE | Chair of the Independent Advisory Board for Senate Appointments; former Chancellor of the University of Ottawa
  • Library and Archives Canada
  • Justice William F. PENTNEY | Federal Court of Canada

10:30 | BREAK

11:00 | Filling Gaps — Environment, Economics & Social Rights, Full Inclusion

  • MP Elizabeth MAY | Green Party
  • James BURTON, QC | Doughty Street Chambers, co-founder JustFair
  • Dr Murtazah SHAIKH | UK Ofcom Hate Speech and Social Media Advisor
  • Dr Fernand de VARENNES | UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues

12:30 | LUNCH

13:30 | The Fourth Branch: Towards Effective Implementation

  • Marie-Claude LANDRY | Chief Commissioner CHRC – 45th Anniversary
  • Kasari GOVENDER | Commissioner, BC Human Rights Commissioner

14:45 | BREAK

15:00 | The Human Rights Based Approach Towards Better National and Global Governance, Development and Wellbeing

  • Professor Alan MILLER | Inaugural Chair, Scottish Human Rights Commission

16:15 | Nation Building and Charter Implementation in Inuit Nunangat

  • Natan OBED | President of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami

The Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC) is celebrating its 40th anniversary during the academic year 2021-2022! This event is part of a diverse and rich programme developed to highlight this major milestone. #CREDP40HRREC